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  2. Recidivism - Wikipedia

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    Recidivism (/ r ɪ ˈ s ɪ d ɪ v ɪ z əm /; from Latin: recidivus 'recurring', derived from re-'again' and cadere 'to fall') is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior after they have experienced negative consequences of that behavior, or have been trained to extinguish it.

  3. List of most commonly challenged books in the United States

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    It's A Book: Lane Smith: 2010 32 — — It's Perfectly Normal: Robie Harris: Nudity, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group. Additional reasons: "alleges it is child pornography" 1994 22 12 13 It's So Amazing: Robie Harris: Sex education, sexual content 1999 — 37 — Jack: A. M. Homes: LGBT themes and references to divorce ...

  4. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod - Wikipedia

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    The book is set in Bathory, a fictional town located somewhere in the United States. Vladimir is a very misunderstood child who lost his parents three years ago in a tragic house fire, which he suspects to have been intentional. With the help of his aunt Nelly, he begins to search for clues to find the killer.

  5. Parental abuse by children - Wikipedia

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    The breakdown of the family unit, poor or nonexistent relationships with an absent parent, as well as debt, unemployment, and parental drug/alcohol abuse may all be contributing factors to abuse. Some other reasons for CPV according to several experts include: [1] [3] Aggressive behavioral tendencies; Frustration or inability to deal with problems

  6. The Better Angels of Our Nature - Wikipedia

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    The book's title was taken from the ending of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address.Pinker uses the phrase as a metaphor for four human motivations – empathy, self-control, the "moral sense", and reason – that, he writes, can "orient us away from violence and towards cooperation and altruism."

  7. Masking (behavior) - Wikipedia

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    "Masking" is the act of concealing one's true personality, as if behind a metaphorical, physical mask. In psychology and sociology, masking, also known as social camouflaging, is a defensive behavior in which an individual conceals their natural personality or behavior in response to social pressure, abuse, or harassment.

  8. Oprah's Book Club 2.0 - Wikipedia

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    The club is a re-launch of the original Oprah's Book Club, which ran for 15 years and ended in 2011, but as the "2.0" name suggests, digital media is the new focus. It incorporates the use of various social media platforms ( Facebook , Twitter ) and e-readers that allow for the quoting and uploading of passages and notes for discussion, among ...

  9. The Shadow Club - Wikipedia

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    Realizing their mistake, Jared rushes back to find the members of the club in Stonehenge, all with horrified looks on their faces. They share their mistakes, and here the ones from the Shadow Club that had been tormenting Tyson share what they learned about him; that he is a pyromaniac, and all the school fires had been cause by him.